Posted by ayuda on November 24, 2002, at 21:35:41
In reply to Re: Fiery Rhetoric » ayuda, posted by Squiggles on November 24, 2002, at 21:08:39
> Yes, I agree with what you say; i am not
> sure what a significant result in a trial
> test is, but for myself, i am pretty sure
> that i am now getting hyponatremia as a result
> of sodium excretion from chronic lithium use;
> that is just a hunch from reading and matching
> my symptoms which are recent - constant thirst,
> fevers, head sensations, orthostatic hypotension,
> peripheral neuropathy, and salt, salt, salt,
> all over my body - where is it coming from?
> Not to mention the d word ( yuch, every morning );
>
> So, i am experimenting and lowering my lithium
> every week by a small amount as i have asked
> to have it lowered but i got the reply (3x) that
> i am in the safe range (0.50 to 1.2). And that
> range is taken once a year and was shown to me;
> I wanted to say but but but, the level may change,
> but i am so shy.
>
> You see my point. Very frustrating as i am
> not a doctor and yet i am sure something is
> going wrong.
>
> Squiggles
>I had a very good medical doctor once tell me that when a doctor says something is within the "normal" range, tell them, NOT for me. It was in the context of a medical condition, for which a doctor told me I was experiencing something normal. Well, it was not something I had ever experienced before, and it was something I should have had a long history of if it was "normal." And the better doctor I went to said, if you are telling me it's not normal for you, then it's not normal for you, and we need to find out what's going on.
I went into seratonin shock on 50 mgs of Zoloft a couple of years ago -- a VERY low dose of Zoloft, but I worked with a psychiatric nurse who noticed it for 2 days running and made me call my doctor, who promptly switched me to Celexa the next day. People will tell you that 50mg of Zoloft doesn't cause seratonin shock -- it did for me.
As for the courage, here's a possible backdoor way to it. Do you go to a shrink or an MD? If it's a shrink, try going to an MD with your symptoms, pretending to think it's a physical ailment, and list all the meds you are on, and see if they have a problem with your meds. Ask them if it could be your meds, tell them your history. Even getting a "maybe" is info to go back to your shrink and exaggerate -- tell them your physician is concerned with your physical symptoms because they can find nothing that would cause it except the medication, and that they want you off the medication to regain your health. Those doctors never cross-reference info (stupid of them), so that may help you get the care you need.
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